How To Adopt A Baby Monkey

a monkey in southern india seems to have aserious case of 'puppy love' and has ‘adopted’ a homeless puppy.the rhesus macaque has taken the abandoned dog under its wing – and now the pair areinseparable. they are so close in fact, and their bondso unbreakable, that they go everywhere together and are the talk of erode, tamil nadu in southernindia.

How To Adopt A Baby Monkey, a series of touching photographs, viewed 170,000times on facebook, shows the rhesus macaque feeding, cleaning and protecting the tinypuppy as though it were its own baby. another shot shows the monkey picking dirtand fleas off the little dog, in a cleaning session in the middle of the street.bizarrely, he even clutches the puppy to its

chest as it leaps from a tree - as the dogholds on. the monkey also shows its aggressive side,bearing its teeth to frighten off stray dog. 'people who have seen them all spoke of theirstrong mutual affection and described their bond as the most caring thing in the world,'onlooker sasi kumar told indian news outlet zee news.'to take care of a puppy in danger and protect him like a parent, their undying affectiongives us a valuable lesson about relationships. 'it seems the monkey must have lost its babyand was heartbroken. it is quite possible that it saw its own baby in the puppy anddecided to protect and adopt it.' when a bowl of food was put out for the pairthe monkey stepped back and let the little

puppy eat its fill first. as it ate, the monkeystood over the puppy, sheltering it from danger. in one photo he can be seen feeding grapesto the dog. in another the monkey is seen picking dirt and fleas from his four-leggedfriend. the story behind the pairing is a mystery,and quite how the two unlikely animals became such firm friends is unknown.but although they appear happy, there are fears forest department will decide the monkeycan't look after the puppy and separate them.